RefWorks
Connect to RefWorks — On campus
Includes “on-campus,” VPN users and UC Remote Access (UCRA) users
Connect to RefWorks — Off campus
Includes all persons using a non-U.C. Internet Service Provider (ISP), for example Zoomtown, AOL, or Roadrunner. (Click on "Setting up a RefWorks account" to discover how to create a direct link from your browser to the RefWorks logon screen.)
About RefWorks
Setting up a RefWorks account
Adding the Write-N-Cite utility program
RefWorks Attachment feature -- Instructions on managing your full text article collection
RefWorks Introduction PowerPoint slides
NEW! Online Tutorials - a page compiled by the UC Health Science Library. Scroll down to "RefWorks Tutorial Series" for online modules that focus on a new RefWorks tool called RefGrab-It. RefGrab-It provides an easy way to import citations from PubMed into RefWorks.
RefWorks (public)Workshops
Available to all U.C. students, faculty & staff
RefWorks (private)Workshops
U.C. students, faculty & staff may request private workshops or demonstrations for groups/classes. Please make arrangements for private workshops at the beginning of a quarter or at least several weeks in advance of the requested date to ensure the availability of the instructor and facilities.
Questions or Consultation
Contact Randall Roberts (513-556-1864)
About RefWorks
- RefWorks is an Internet-based research records management service that facilitates the collection and management of citations to articles, books, web pages and many other types of sources.
- RefWorks is licensed by the University of Cincinnati and is available at no cost to all students, faculty and staff.
- RefWorks can facilitate many of the most tedious aspects of your research work by empowering you to:
- Electronically collect, organize and manage your references in a personal database
- Easily format bibliographies, footnotes and in-text citations into almost any output style
- Conveniently link references to full-text articles, eliminating unwieldy storage of paper copy
- Access your personal database 24/7 anywhere you have Internet access
- Receive quarterly automatic quarterly upgrades (no installation required)
Setting up a RefWorks account — Instructions
On-campus — “On-campus,” VPN users and UC Remote Access (UCRA) users
To open your personal RefWorks account, connect to RefWorks at www.refworks.com/refworks from any on-campus IP authenticated PC. Once connected to RefWorks, proceed with the following steps to set up your account:
- Select “Sign up for an Individual Account”
- Fill in all the User Information boxes.
- Click on the [Register] button to confirm your new account.
- RefWorks will immediately send you confirmation of your account registration via email.
Off-campus — All persons using a non-U.C. Internet Service Provider (ISP)
To open your personal RefWorks account:
- Connect to RefWorks at:
http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://www.refworks.com/refworks.
- At the Proxy screen, enter your last name and ID number and then click on [GO]. This will take you to the Univ. of Cincinnati RefWorks login screen.
- Continue with Steps 1 - 4 above.
Adding the Write-N-Cite utility program -- Instructions
On-campus — “On-campus,” VPN users and UC Remote Access (UCRA) users
- Open your RefWorks account
- Point to [Tools] from the RefWorks menu bar, and select "Write-N-Cite"
- From the "Download Write-N-Cite" screen, select either the Windows or the Mac version of this utility
- From the "File Download" box, select "Run"
- Click on "Run" again to invoke the "Setup Wizard"
- Follow the "Setup Wizard" instructions to complete the process
Off-campus — All persons using a non-U.C. Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Follow the preceding six (6) steps for "On-campus" use
- Click on the [Start] button (Windows XP) and then select "Programs" and then point to "RefWorks"
- Select "WNC Proxy Configuration Utility
- Enter the following proxy server URL: http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=https://www.refworks.com/Refworks/?WNC=true
- Click on [OK]
